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Anguilla - Flight from St Thomas on Liat Airlines

We are staying on Anguilla late May. From research, I've found I can fly into St Thomas and take Liat Airlines direct to Anguilla (except Tuesday's and Thursday's). Has anyone else used this method to get to Anguilla or this airline at all?

Also - we did not rent a car last visit. Any recommendations for car rental?

LIAT is one of the larger Caribbean Commuter Airlines- they've been around for well over 25 years - so yes, they are a real airline. That said, like all commuter airlines in the Caribbean they have their good days and their bad days. Trouble is, you never know whether it will be a "good" or "bad" airline day when you are traveling. If it's a "bad" day you could end up being suck in St. thomas for hours or even a day or two.

For what it is worth, the standard "jokes" are that LIAT stands for "Leave Airport Any Time" and "Luggage In Any Terminal. While this my be a bit of an over exaggeration, LIAT does have a reputation for delayed or canceled flights, uncaring customer service, labor slowdowns and generally poor performance.

You are better off flying into St Martin and either flying or taking a ferry from there.

It's easy to take the ferry from St. Martin or you can even arrange private boat transportation close to the airport if you would prefer. There are quite a few non-stop flights to SXM from US destinations so it's pretty easy. Personally, I would rather fly to SXM than to chance a LIAT flight from St. Thomas. We often stay on the French side of St. Martin for a week and then take the public ferry (from the French side in Marigot) to Anguilla for another week.

The last time we went to Anguilla we rented from Bryans. They'll bring the car to you and arrange the driver's license. They are reliable.